Folding umbrella



\NO Modem 0. NEIDIG. FOLDING UMBRELLA.

No. 529,459. Patented Nov. 20, 1894.

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CLEMENT NEIDIG, OF BOURBON, INDIANA.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,459, dated November20, 1894.

Application filed MEWZI, 1894. Serial No. 512,001. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CLEMENT NEIDIG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bourbon, in the county of Marshall and State ofIndiana,haveinvented certain new and usefullmprovements in FoldingUmbrellas; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to an improvement in folding umbrellas, andit has for-its object to improve such devices by adapting the parts forjoint operation so that the ribs may be folded as well as the handle,and the whole closed into a parcel of a very small size, so that it maybe conveniently carried in such folded or closed form when not in use,and the parts may be quickly adjusted and opened when it is desired touse the umbrella.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following descriptionand claim when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in which-Figure 1, is a view of my improved umbrella, partly in longitudinalsection and partly in elevation, with the same opened. Fig. 2, is aview,partly in elevation and partly in section with the runner in theposition to which it is moved to permit of the outer rib sections beingeasily folded back against the inner sections. Fig. 3, is an enlargeddetail View of one of the ribs and braces, illustrating the slide loopin position. Fig. l, is asectional detail view of the handle taken atthe joint and illustrating the parts folded, and

Fig. 5, is a detail view of a modification.

Referring by letter to said drawings:A, indicates the handle. Thishandle comprises an upper section a, and a lower sect-ion b, and thesesections, are hinged together by a loose hinge joint 0, which joint isadapted to allow the section b, to fold fiat against the section a, asillustrated in Fig. 4, of the drawings, and a tubular slide d, isemployed for fixing the sections in a rigid manner as shown in Fig. 1,of the drawings when brought over the joint 0. The top notch B, may beof the character usually employed in this class of devices and is fixedto the stick or handle in the ordinary manner, and below the top notchis provided a spring stop 0. This stop 0, by

limiting the upward movement of the runner and the inner ends of thebraces will prevent the umbrella from being turned inside out in astorm. Said stop is however designed to be pressed into the recess inthe handle when the umbrella is to be folded into a small parcel, so asto enable the runner to slide upwardly past the same.

D, indicates the runner, which may be of the ordinary construction, andE, the braces which may be also of the construction usually employed,and the stick is provided at a suitable point in its length below thestop 0, with a spring stop F, which is designed to engage the runner andhold the umbrella open in the usual manner.

G, indicates the ribs. These ribs comprise an outer section e, and aninner section f. The outer section is secured at its outer end to thecloth or fabric H, in the usual manner, and the inner end of the innersection is pivoted in the top notch, as shown. The inner section of theribs has a recess on its inner side for a sufficient distance at itsouter end, as shown at g, and said inner section is pivoted at its outerend to the outer section, at a sufficient distance from its inner end,as shown at'h, leaving the inner end of the outer section with aprojected or extended portion. '6, beyond the pivotal connection of thetwo sections. The outer end of the inner section of the rib which hasthe recess g, on its inner side, carries a slide loop or ring j, whichis designed to slide over the inner end of the outer section when therib has been extended or unfolded to its fullest extent, and confine thetwo parts together.

I, indicates a spring catch. This spring which may comprise a rod ofsteel or other suitable material, is secured at its inner end as shownat 70, to the rib section f, and its outer end which is bent angularlyas shown at Z, is designed to be seated in the concavity or recess g,and the said angular end enters the slide ring or band j, and said bandhas a hole m, near one end and a hole 72, near the opposite end toreceive the angular branch of the spring-catch I. Then the angularbranch is in the hole m, it will hold the slide band or ring fromdisplacement and in a position confining the overlapping inner end ofthe outer section c, within the recess 9, of the inner sec- ICO It willbe seen that when the bands have been slid up over the joints on theinner sections of the ribs, the outer sections, may be folded outwardlyand compactly against the outer sides of the inner sections with thecloth or fabric between them. The braces E, are pivoted at their outerends to the outer sections of the ribs at a suitable distance in rear ofthe pivotal point, so as to properly brace the ribs when extended. Thelower section b, of the' handle or stick is provided with a spring stopor catch J'.

In operation, itwill be seen that when it is desired to fold theumbrella, the slide bands or ringsj, must first be slid up upon theinner sections of the ribs so as to free the same from engagement withthe inner ends of the outer sections; thesprings I, having been firstdisengaged from the upper holes of said slides. The runner D, is thenmoved down on the handle to about the position shown in Fig. 2, and theouter rib sections 6, are then folded up against the inner sections f,or against the cloth or fabric H, which, when the outer rib sections 6,are folded up rests between the inner and outer rib sections. The runnerD, is then moved upwardly past the stops F, and 0, so as to permit thebraces E, and the folded ribs to lie close to the handle, after whichthe slide band (1, of the handle may be moved to a position above thehinge joint 0, and the handle can also be folded.

The umbrella when folded. will be of a length only about one half thelength of the handle when extended, and as the parts fold verycompactly, the device will occupy but little space in transportation andstorage, and the improvements can be applied to an umbrella at acomparatively small expense, there being nothing about it to get out oforder.

In order to prevent the slide d, from -moving too far down on thehandle, a pin or stud might be placed at a suitable point below thejoint and the slide might have abayonet slot to receive said pin asshown in Fig. 5.

Having described my invention, what I claim is The herein describedfolding umbrella comprising a stick or handle made in two hingedsections and carrying a slide ring or band, a top notch, a runner, and astop for the runner, braces connected to the runner and the ribs G,consisting of theinner sectionsf, pivotally connected at their innerends to the top notches and provided at their outer ends with recessesg, the outer sections e, pivotally connected at an intermediate point oftheir length to the outer ends of the sections f, and having their innerportions pivotally connected to the outer ends of the braces, slidebandsj, adapted to confine the inner ends of the sections 6, in therecesses g, of the inner sectionsf, and the spring catches adapted toengage and hold the slide bands, all substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLEMENT N EIDIG. Witnesses:

Jim. 0. CUTTER, CHAs. MOKINNY, Jr.

